Oklahoma

A battered U.S. flag flies over Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 10, 2003, after heavy winds and a large tornado hit the city on Friday.

Doug Alderman carries his daughter Allison, 6, through a hallway at Oakdale Elementary School in Oklahoma City Saturday, May 10, 2003. Alderman said his daughter wanted to visit her school after a tornado destroyed the building late Friday because she was concerned that she wouldn't be able to learn any more.

An unidentified woman tries to make a phone call, right, from a demolished store in Bethany, Oklahoma early Saturday May 10, 2003 after a tornado swept through Central Oklahoma late Friday. The twister was the second to strike the Oklahoma City metro area in two days.

Ted Godwin walks past the Oakdale Elementary School after a tornado damaged it Friday night, May 9, 2003, in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Friends of Gene and Carol Wilson help sort through the debris of the couple's lawn mower shop in Oklahoma City, Okla., late Friday, May 9, 2003, after an enormous tornado damaged it.

Adam Scudder, Trisha Milittle, Tamra Jones and Bridget Kline, from left, take shelter at Pelican's Restaurant in northern Oklahoma City as a tornado passes nearby Friday night, May 9, 2003.

In The Storm's Wake

An overturned truck lies on a road near the General Motors plant after a tornado struck Oklahoma City on Thursday, May 8, 2003. A tornado swept across the city area as the afternoon rush hour began Thursday, flattening hundreds of homes.

Police officers block Sooner Road in Oklahoma City. The twister destroyed 300 houses, damaging many more homes and businesses, including the big employer in the area, the GM building. The high winds scattered cars on the highway and lifted 18-wheelers. More than 100 people were injured, five critically.

Cars and a building at the General Motors plant in Oklahoma City are in ruins after the plant was hit by a tornado, Thursday, May 8, 2003.

Cars burn at the General Motors plant in Oklahoma City after the plant was hit by a tornado, Thursday, May 8, 2003.

Jay Tilby walks through his Oklahoma City neighborhood near Tinker Air Force Base after a tornado ripped through the area on Thursday, May 8, 2003. Tilby's house, not shown, was destroyed.

Firemen and residents view the remains of a bank destroyed in Midwest City, Okla., after a tornado ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb late Thursday afternoon, May 8, 2003.

An unidentified young man steps over downed power lines after a tornado passed through Oklahoma City, Okla., Thursday, May 8, 2003. In May 1999, a powerful tornado devastated the area, killing more than 40 people, and doing more than $1 billion worth of damage. Since then, many people have added storm shelters, and it is believed that they played a valuable role in saving lives this time around.

A storm chaser's vehicle slows down as a large tornado passes over Oklahoma Highway 99 northeast of Pawhuska, Okla., Thursday, May 8, 2003. The storm tracked northeast into Kansas.

Firemen search for victims among the debris of a building near the Oklahoma City General Motors Assembly Plant in Midwest City, Okla., Thursday, May 8, 2003 after a tornado ripped through the area.

Oklahoma City firefighters and police pick through the debris of a house wrecked by a tornado in Oklahoma City, Okla.

An Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper walks past damage done by a tornado at the United Auto Workers Headquarters near the General Motors plant in Oklahoma City, Okla., Thursday, May 8, 2003.

The Hester family from left, Shawn, James carrying son Trent, and Natalie traverse the debris scattered along Post Street as they head to their home in Oklahoma City, Okla., adjacent to Midwest City, Okla., Thursday, May 8, 2003.